This is when we can expect Hardee's to return to Muncie

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The new location for Hardee's at 227 E. McGalliard Road is beginning construction. According to officials the fast food chain should be ready to open in the middle of January, likely two weeks into the new year.(Photo11: Corey Ohlenkamp/Star Press)Buy Photo

MUNCIE, Ind. — It won't be long before Muncie residents can once again order a meal from Hardee's without having to travel out of town.

David Fabian, chief development officer for Falcon Holdings Management, told the Star Press that the fast food restaurant is set to return to Muncie in the middle of January, likely opening two weeks into the new year.

The new Hardee's restaurant will be at 227 E. McGalliard Road, a spot that previously held a Payless Shoe Source before that building was demolished last week. The next phase will be constructing the new Hardee's building.

"We’ve been working (to open) in Muncie for about two years, and it was just a matter of finding the right opportunities," Fabian said. "We passed on several options waiting for this particular spot."

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The new location for Hardee's at 227 E. McGalliard Road is beginning construction. According to officials the fast food chain should be ready to open in the middle of January, likely two weeks into the new year.(Photo11: Corey Ohlenkamp/Star Press)

The new Hardee's will be constructed in a high-traffic commercial stretch. Fabian said nearby redevelopments along with this traffic attracted the restaurant to this site. His group owns Hardee's restaurants in Indianapolis and surrounding areas and recently opened a Hardee's in Anderson about a year ago. The company that will run Muncie's new Hardee's is a subsidiary group of Falcon Holdings, New Beginnings Restaurant Group, LLC.

Fabian "evaluates new business opportunities, new store acquisitions, sales, real estate and construction" for Falcon Holdings, according to its website.

The new Hardee's in Muncie will have up-to-date, contemporary designs and all of the fast food chain's meal offerings, including its signature breakfast menu.

Mark Sturgis of ADM Real Estate confirmed to the Star Press in July that the former Payless property had been purchased with intention of tearing down the building to construct a new Hardee's. A building permit filed with the city of Muncie estimated a $650,000 price tag for new construction.

According to articles from the Star Press, Muncie used to have Hardee's locations on Kilgore Avenue, Wheeling Avenue, McGalliard Road near the Muncie Mall and one on Madison Street that closed in 2003 and became a Dairy Queen.

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